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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Raheem (ranked 4904 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrese Brooks (ranked 5288 p4p, 478 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdul Raheem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrese Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks fails with the takedown
and Raheem counters with a series of strikes. Brooks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Raheem.
Brooks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raheem defends it nicely.
Raheem slaps away a takedown attempt from Brooks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raheem is looking for a counter combo.
Abdul Raheem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrese Brooks.
Brooks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Raheem.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raheem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Raheem moves out of range easily.
Raheem throws the kick towards the body but Brooks avoids it.
Raheem misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks works over Raheem's head and body with a nice combination.
Raheem throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.
Raheem misses with a low kick.
Raheem throws a head kick that misses.
Raheem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks cracks a nice hook into Raheem's ribs.
Brooks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brooks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brooks dives in and grabs Raheem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raheem pushes down on Brooks's head and hops out.
Raheem seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raheem forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Raheem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdul Raheem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raheem tries to score a body lock takedown but Brooks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Raheem uses from the top position.
Raheem is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raheem is looking to stand up but Brooks won't let him.
We've been hearing that Raheem has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raheem has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Raheem is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brooks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Raheem from controlling successfully.
Raheem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Raheem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Raheem.
A punch combination from Raheem misses.
Sloppy strikes from Raheem. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Raheem. Those never looked like landing.
Raheem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Raheem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brooks or perhaps it was just good defense by Raheem, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raheem as he jumps to the side.
Raheem lands a jab-cross combination.
Raheem forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks is trying to break free.
Raheem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks shoots in and drives through. Raheem sprawls well.
Raheem throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.
Raheem slaps away a takedown attempt from Brooks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brooks looks winded!
Raheem tries to clinch there but Brooks circles away.
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Raheem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raheem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Raheem.
Brooks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raheem fails to land with a series of punches.
Raheem misses with a straight left.
Brooks dives in for a single leg takedown but Raheem sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Raheem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raheem breaks from the clinch.
Raheem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raheem throws a solid leg kick but Brooks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raheem.
A punch combination from Raheem misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks misses with a takedown attempt - Raheem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brooks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raheem pulls his leg out and moves away.
Abdul Raheem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrese Brooks.
Raheem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raheem closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brooks explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Brooks is breathing heavily.
Raheem throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raheem misses with a series of wild punches.
Raheem instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks pulls Raheem into guard.
Raheem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raheem wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks pulls Raheem in to control the position.
Raheem is looking to stand up but Brooks won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raheem trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Raheem wants to get up but he can't break Brooks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raheem showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brooks swats away the attempt to clinch by Raheem.
Raheem closes the distance but Brooks moves to the side
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raheem lands with a nice combination. Brooks backs away looking to recover.
Raheem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raheem throws a sloppy head kick and Brooks moves out of range easily.
Brooks with the counter takedown but Raheem avoids it easily.
Raheem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
Raheem shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raheem showed some decent athleticism there.
Brooks makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raheem's waist but Raheem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brooks off to one side.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raheem is looking to clinch but Brooks is avoiding it.
Raheem has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raheem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raheem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooks forces Raheem back against the cage and clinches.
Raheem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raheem throws a push kick but Brooks slaps the foot to one side.
Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raheem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Raheem dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Raheem tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abdul Raheem is winning the standup battle so far.
Raheem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
Raheem instigates a clinch.
Raheem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raheem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raheem shoots and misses
and Brooks counters with a right hand to the body.
Brooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raheem is fending him off so far but Brooks persists. Nope, Raheem circles away and we're back to standing.
Raheem appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brooks has managed to clinch.
Raheem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks tries to land a front kick but Raheem steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks shoots for a double leg takedown but Raheem sprawls well. He's pushed Brooks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brooks moves into the clinch successfully.
Raheem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raheem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raheem, pushing him back against the cage.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Raheem has him pressed against the cage.
Abdul Raheem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrese Brooks.
Raheem breaks the clinch.
Brooks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raheem defends it nicely.
Raheem closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raheem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raheem misses with a two punch combination.
Raheem looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
Brooks feints the counter takedown.
Raheem looks to land a left hand but Brooks moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Raheem. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brooks.
Raheem is looking to counter with head kicks.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Raheem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks forces Raheem back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raheem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raheem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brooks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raheem looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
Raheem clinches with his opponent.
Raheem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks slaps away a takedown attempt from Raheem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raheem closes the distance and clinches up with Brooks, looking for a takedown. Raheem pushes Brooks against the cage but Brooks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raheem lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brooks circles away quickly and effectively.
Brooks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Raheem as he avoids it easily.
Raheem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Brooks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Raheem shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brooks jabs at Raheem's body.
Raheem feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brookss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raheem throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
Abdul Raheem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abdul Raheem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raheem throws a right hand that Brooks ducks under and follows up with a left that Brooks also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raheem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brooks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raheem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brooks circles away.
Brooks closes the distance and pushes Raheem back into the cage.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyrese Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Brooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Raheem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raheem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Raheem!
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